American and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss a partial ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, a day after US-Ukraine talks there and as President Donald Trump pushes to quickly end the war.

The US and Russian teams huddled behind closed doors at a luxurious hotel in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, with a possible revival of a 2022 Black Sea ceasefire on the table.

The Ukrainian team, which held talks with US officials in the same venue on Sunday, waited nearby in case of progress, an official told AFP.

"There may be a new meeting" between the Ukraine and US delegations on Monday, "but it depends on the outcome of the talks between the Americans and the Russians," the senior Ukrainian official said.

"The Ukrainian delegation is waiting there for now."

Trump is pressing for a rapid end to the three-year war and hopes the latest round of talks in Riyadh could pave the way for a breakthrough.

Earlier this month in Jeddah -- days after President Volodymyr Zelensky's White House........

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